It is structured in two parts : a basic report with consensed outcome and a wider report - with inputs not explicitly consensed

The criteria proposed for a topic to be in "basic report" is to have been object of sustained discussion and with an explicit consensus
in green with points 1 and 2 is a proposed BASIC REPORT text for our week in paris.

on point 1 and 2 : we agreed on using a tuneup method and putting on our agenda a list of discussion items
method for the basic report ; we finalize a wording we see how to proceed concretely with them

Please check the TWO FORMAL OUTCOMES and express if you see more points that where object of focused discussion and explicit consensus.

In the case of our paris meeting the basic report is a minority part of the report , Indeed There was a lot of time dedicated to informal or side meetings but it seems no other points where object of explicit collective discussion and consensus.

The wider report is made with items that either
-may have not been object of focused collective discussion , can be inputs in a round of discussion ,appeared in our conversations or meetings, without further discussion
-or may have been discussed and not be object of consensus or
-or maybe report from bilateral discussion
-or maybe report of activites of some comcom project/initiative
-or maybe inputs in a mention of a personal declaration in plenary
etc

method for drafting the wider report we can be combining items proposed by comcom participants in a common plan, collecting things that have been said, even if not discussed , and we mention authors of inputs (one or more persons ) to account for diversity and absence of focused discussion in paris

Suggestion : participants on 24th discussion have a paper copy with their inputs on part A and just can edit and complete it and send it as joined document or and publish it in their personal space in openfsm , these copies will give concrete stimulus for other comcom participants
Note from Pierre / a translation of the working plan draft in Spanish is underway - time dedicated to “ Spanish revolution” has slowed down the work!
http://openfsm.net/projects/acampadas-y-fsm/project-home

Note1: this list regarding items A1 to A8 is not final and mght be completed with inputs coming before june 15th

Note2 : we need to agree on how we can proceed to discuss these points, this was not commented : – it can be specialized mailing list by focus – or mail threads inside common list
regarding chat and audio meetings there has been very little discussion and no agreement on how to proceed in periodic meetings

Note3: discussions that started before the meeting such as dialogues 1 and 2 on policies and culture see documents J and K http://openfsm.net/projects/communication-commission/comcom-meeting-some-refdocuments , will probably be continued with the new material gathered by the collection of inputs from other comcom members

Review of sfex intiative ( point 1-1 of document) during 25th meeting was limited and tune up method was not used :
(pierre) there was a quick round of open inputs on this issue without further elaboration. One practical observation: the FSM extended project is now being presented by its facilitators as a “ facilitation initiative” gathering people from various events of the wsf calendar past and future

Personal notes related to inputs made in formal or informal meeting during this week, or to personal declaration in ci plenary are welcome to be added as such (i-e inputs of comcom participants ) to the core report and are good material for further dialogue-
Numbering of items is random

(pierre) On 25th there was a mere round of inputs on social forum extended initaive and on SUPPORT TO WSF IN ARAB WORLD, without prior written expression of each participant and sustained discussion , no outcomes there –we had no time for more - see the link to those inputs here
http://openfsm.net/projects/communication-commission/comcom-meeting-parismeeting25
see video of the meeting
http://openfsm.net/projects/communication-commission/comcom-meeting-parisextension-videos

( Pierre) >> it is interesting to exchange about the mode of operation of comcom participants –facilitation initiatives or projects that are included in comcom working plan , act autonomously along general lines defined and approved in comcom plan .

In that concrete case of Tunisia, participants to “ciranda” decided to go to Tunisia when there was a IC visit , and produce material on that occasion and ,

participants in “ sfex initiative” prioritized working with local social forum organizers to enlarge and memorize their meeting in tunis two weeks later, as a stepping stone to creating an active team around extension issues in magrebmashrek social fourm process, and paris was the occasion to include one person from Tunisia and one from Egypt in that starting team . These two concrete actions can be commented inside comcom http://openfsm.net/projects/maghreb-mashrek/tunis-avril-2011

(comment from Pierre) >> this observations reminds us that investment in an autonomous wiki space such as openfsm with 465 spaces and 2300 registered users and more not registered but included in mailing lists is a mid term commitment.

Even if it is modest there is no currently an equivalent in the WSF universe. Among those spaces there are now on space used by comcom , one by ressource com, and now one by strategy com and one by meth com –– However we need to renew maintenance contract and there is no budget available for this at the moment

(text from pierre) informal discussion on 26th
on 26th at night there was a sustained informal exchange about the MODES OF OPERATION OF COMCOM : general view, but not consensus, being that comcom has both to promote importance of communication in ic and to stimulate good practices with event organizers -Jason voiced echo of this discussion in a verbal short presentation on 27th plenary

Suggestion : A short text can be drafted to reflect the views expressed there . it remains to be done (and this wording part of the working plan drafting which will come after discussing issues idenfied in 1y 2, /! )

Note : if we agree that comcom has a duty to “sensitize ic about communication” , even if with little chance of success -, then As comcom we need to discuss a series of issues to share a more common vision and vocabulary and feed some dialogues when views among us are significantly differing

we need to be actively dialoguing between us on some issues before /while going to outreach, and listing issues is precisely outcome 1 and 2
At the same time we agree that cooperating with event organizers in the frame of permanent focused initiative/project is a way to go concretely .

Our Practice here is offering us some material for elaboration : There is some differences to describe between comcom, and the projects/initiatives that it is fostering and promoting in its working plan , that increasingly have to manage to operate without significant wsf funding.

Here again, the review proposed in outcome 1 and 2 will help raise practical issues and refine vocabulary - A change proposed from “ comcom projecté to facilitation inititive linked to comcom “ is a significant one http://openfsm.net/projects/ic-methodology/wsf11-evalreco-stimulate-wsf-facilitation-initiatives

VIEWS ABOUT COMCOM
During the whole week There were informal progress such as a better understanding of how certain participants in comcom had DIFFERING VIEWS AND VOCABULARY about the same things ,and WHY some announced initiative ( languages, culture, ) had not taken ( yet? ) a VISIBLE OPERATIVE FORM INSIDE COMCOM - but this has not led yet to “expressable” outcomes

Suggestions : some of this discussion may be echoed in the inputs made by comcom participants answering invitation point 1 above, and other may surface in the discussion held according to agenda on point 2

( comment from Pierre) during the meeting a proposal was made to adjust presentation of comcom projects into “facilitation intiatives for WSF focused on some scopes and with orientation from comcom – this is one topic where further discussion was agreed in point top- arriba

ABOUT INTERCOMISSION
Intercommission was discussed , and comcom participants voiced their concern in plenary on 25th about the fact that intercommission was put in the evening of 26th and not in the real meeting time, as a matter of fact it was immediately superseded by a call about a rio + 2 info meeting done by Brazilians
Finally comcom participants still present on 27th afternoon decided to attend methodology commission meeting and got involved in some working groups there

(pierre) It was suggested to babels to start a permanent “facilitation initiative” followed by comcom around interpretation issues In social forum event, an initiative where other entities than babels would be welcome– this means building a mid term collective frame independent of babels, with wiki mailing list etc.. for fostering cooperation and interchange around issues faced by any social forum event regarding interpretation.

This might somehow different than just having a succession of “ babel projects” addressing one event , the goal being to have is a continuity group fostering exchanges between interpretation projects in babels and elsewhere and between people in organizing committees involved in those issues
Also based on this some other issues can be added such as making Arabic a visible language in some websites etc…

4b. HUMANOS E TECNOLÓGICOS - para desenvolvimento de alternativas livres frente ao advento das redes soicias e serviços grátis de comunicação sob controlete direto das corporações
(Pierre) : there is an expectation of 20000 euros ? – then nothing ? - each facilitation intiative/project is invited to look for funds – it would be good to maintain some guidelines about funding – this is one reason for having terms of reference for facilitation initiatives

5b. Comissão saudou o anúncio de acordos internacionais para resgatar e preservar a memória do FSM e a disposição de integrar, através de seu GT de Memória, esse esforço coletivo
(comment from pierre) here there is a practical formal problem that will need further discussion - the GT memoria of comcom has not been operative and another working group has been started in Methcom